Banquet honored Judge Higbee in Pittsfield Illinois
Dec 30 Pittsfield hosts a banquet for Judge Harry Higbee by the Pike County Bar county officials and editors with toast master W E Williams Several speakers including Judge Grote and Judge Ducey praised Higbee while A Clay Williams read an appreciation Henry Bush wrote a fine piece Miss Edna Hull hosted a Dermark club gathering and a Christmas tree event with a luncheon Notes of local gatherings include council smokers at Keepping's restaurant and visits by residents from New York City Springfield Virden and St Louis plus ongoing family reunions and travels through the week
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Pittsfield
Ill
Harry Higbee
Pike County
Pittsfield House
W. E. Williams
Paul Grote
Farnum
Vandalia
Henry Bush
A. Clay Williams
Col
Edward Yates
Burr Swan
Judge Ducey
Judge Williams
Havana
W. S. Bivens
Judge Higbee
Mr. Crowder
Left For Washington by Williams Family to Start Winter Study
Wm Elza Williams and wife departed Saturday for Washington DC with daughter Mrs Irving Wheeler and her three children to spend the winter there and send the children to school. Mr Wheeler will close his Bloomington business and begin a western prospecting tour, likely joining the family later. Mrs Edward Yates hosted a painting class at a studio on Wednesday. Mr Wm Thompson, longtime teacher, has thirty seven years of school records and appears pension eligible. Teresa Mullady spent the week with her sister in Griggsville. The Luncheon Bridge club and escorts enjoyed a evening at the K P hall with 500 points, refreshments, and dancing. Fred Beauman, recently at DePue zinc mines, visits his parents. James and Ed McGinley of Quin cy hosted relatives. County Clerk W S Binns issued nineteen marriage licenses in three weeks of December, fourteen in November. Mrs Lyle Abbott and daughter of Canton IL are holidays guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Osborne and Miss Mae Bowman. Bourke Williams of Bloomingtion First National Bank visited his parents. Mrs Mae Cannon and daughter Mildred of Greenville visited Grace Engtish and friends. The Tuesday Tea club, etc.
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Washington
Elza Williams
Washington, D.C
Irving Wheeler
Wheeler
Edward Yates
Wm. Thompson
Jas. McGinley
Quincy
Ed McGinley
W.S. Binns
Lyle Abbott
Canton
Ill
Robert Osborne
Mae Bowman
Bourke Williams
First National Bank of
Bloomington
Lawson Williams
Mae Cannon
Mildred
Greenville
Grace Fngtish
Perry area social notes and family visits at year end
The Perry community records funerals and holiday visits. Marden and Morden families attend Mrs. Margaret Marden’s burial in Perry. Guests include Geyer of Kansas City, Norman Triplett and Dorothy of Emporia, and Reynolds families from Champaign and Sedalia. Local socials note oyster supper, Epworth League event, church suppers, and many in town visiting kin across Illinois and Missouri.
Green Castle Notes and Local Visits
Green Castle residents and guests mingle as visitors from Milan Eldora and Kansas City drop by. Local merchants move stock to a new $10,000 building while families mourn Mrs Chas Johnson Speicer who died of pneumonia.
PLYMO Miss Mary Pill of Burlington Iowa visits
Miss Mary Pill of Burlington Iowa spends Thursday and Friday with W E Whittington and family. Mr George Lewton returns home after a week in Chicago. Plymouth home talent minstrel to show in Augusta Friday night with admission 25c and 35c. Miss Eula Hendryx and Fred Hendryx return to Kirkman Iowa from grandparents in town. Mrs Leola McDaniel of Scotts neighborhood visits home folks for weekend. Mrs Ray Sch returns from Rock Island to stay a few days. Mr Ed Whittington visits Quincy Tuesday.
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Plymo
Mary Pill
Burlington
Towa
W. E Whittington
George Lewton
Chicago
Plymouth
Augusta
Eula W Hendryx
Fred
John Hendryx
Kirkman
Iowa
Leola McDaniel
Scotts Neighborhood
Ray Sch
Rock Island
Ed Whittington
Quincy
Local notes from Ursa Illinois and vicinity
Deputy Sterling and O J Quinn were seen on Ursa streets Monday. William Mitchell and Floyd Flack left for Tioga to repair the telephone line. Adelbert Wait visited near Marcelline. Residents attended Mendon dance. G C Vandyke and children from Mt Hebron visited. M M McNay spent weekend with daughter Mrs J B Varnier. Mrs J B Varnier and daughter returned from Quincy. Frank McNay seen on Ursa streets. Funeral for Mrs M C Varnier held at Christian church with burial at New Providence. Mrs Walker very low. Rev Nichols preached at Christian church. Many locals nursing grip.
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M. M. McNay
Quincy
J. B. Varnier
Frank McNay
M. C. Varnier
Christian Church
New Providence
Jitney Offer for Foley Co. Remedies Promises Trial Pack
Reader mail-in coupon advertises Poleys Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills for pain rheumatism backache kidney and bladder ailments and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation biliousness and sluggish bowels plus a marriage eye salve from Miller Arthur Drug Co promising to restore sight to blind lovers.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Poley
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Farmers Meetings in Hancock County Alabama
Hancock County farmers plan meetings in Augusta Denver Carthage Elvaston Warsaw Dallas City Adrian Powellton in January with speakers Mrs J M McMurray Prof H C McCarrel Hon C C Pervier. Carthage program includes fertility soils talk by Prof McCarrel and household science topics by Mrs J H McMurry. Week of Prayer events begin January 29 with union services nightly in local churches.
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Carthage
Hancock County
Farmers, Institute
Augusta
Denver
Elvaston
Warsaw
Dallas City
Adrian
Powellton
J. M. McMurray
H. C. McCarrel
C. C. Pervier
J. H. McMurry
McCarrel
W. H. McMurray
Ed. Shea
Geo. Aleshire
Baptist Church
Christian Church
Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Track washed out near Hull and New Canton
Heavy rainfall and melting snow caused McCraney and Hooley creeks to overflow, washing out two spots on the C B & Q Louisiana branch between Hull and New Canton and damaging about 800 feet of track. The 3:30 p m Louisiana train could only reach Shinn station. passengers continued by hand car. The line was later shut and the Louisiana train returned to Quincy. This marks the sixth washout in the area in the past year.
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Hull
McCraney
Hooley
C. B. & Q. Louisiana
New Canton
Louisiana
Shinn Station
Revival Meeting At Akers North Of Hull
Rev McCumber of Plainville leads a revival at Akers three miles north of Hull, a noted northern Pike County spot. Gregg Orr sold three loads of fine hogs at the Hull market on Friday. The biz sow curtailed grain and stock marketing at Hull for several days. Edgar Lippincott, who traded his farm on McCraney creek for Griffeth’s Kinderhook store, now runs the shop as merchant. Mrs Chas Jeffries of County Line entertained several young married folks Wednesday. Neighbors and school chums with her daughters Dorothy and Wenona Clark attended. William Watt and family visited relatives in Callie, Missouri during Christmas week. The Methodist and Baptist ministers of Kinderhook plan a union meeting this week in rotating churches with preaching nights starting at the Baptist church.
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Gregg Orr
Hull
Edgar Lippincott
McCraney Creek
D. Griffeth
Kinderhook
Chas. Jeffries
County Line
Dorothy
Wenona Clark
William Watt
Callie
Dr King's New Life Pill Promises Health Boost
Ad promotes Dr King s New Life Pill to energize the liver and improve digestion. Claims relieve constipation tone the body eye clarity and skin health with a 25 cent price at the drugstore.
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Dr. King
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